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Australian Journal of Social Issues

AustraliaSociology and Political Science (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
Q2Ranking
1.8Impact Factor (2025)
45H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.617SJR (2025)
1975-1976, 1980-1982, 1984, 1986, 1989-1993, 1996-2026Coverage

About Australian Journal of Social Issues

Australian Journal of Social Issues is a scholarly journal published by Wiley-Blackwell. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.617 and H-index of 45.

Coverage: 1975-1976, 1980-1982, 1984, 1986, 1989-1993, 1996-2026. Research categories: Sociology and Political Science (Q2).

Verified field sources

  • Editor(s): Jacynta Krakouer, Michelle Peterie, Steven Roche, Aino Suomi and Sophie Yates (Editor) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editorial leadership listed under Edited By on the Wiley journal homepage; publisher role retained without assuming Editor-in-Chief.
  • Journal Impact Factor: 1.8 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
  • Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)0157-6321, 1839-4655
ISSN-L0157-6321
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationWiley
Publisher country codeAU
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Not marked as fully open access; hybrid options may exist
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Not listed in OpenAlex metadata; this is not a direct DOAJ check
Works recorded in OpenAlex2,213
Citations recorded in OpenAlex20,841
OpenAlex H-index59
Years represented in OpenAlex1961–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism; Social Policy and Reform Studies; Homelessness and Social Issues; Education Systems and Policy; Healthcare innovation and challenges; Employment and Welfare Studies.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Reported open-access list prices

3,300.00 USD; 2,760.00 EUR; 2,220.00 GBP

APC list prices reported by OpenAlex, which obtains this information from DOAJ. Confirm current charges, taxes, waivers and eligibility with the publisher; this is not a fee quotation.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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